Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its first-ever strategic science plan for mariculture in Alaska. NOAA’s Aquaculture Strategic Science Plan covers five years’ worth of goals and priorities for Alaska kelp and oyster farms — and other niche forms of mariculture, like the cultivation of sea cucumbers and abalone. It identifies…
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Kodiak’s bats studied for the first time during Bat Week
Bat studies in Alaska are a burgeoning area of research.
Tustumena spends week in Homer due to staffing shortage
The Alaska Marine Highway System has been struggling to hire new staff this year, even with $5,000 hiring bonuses.
Some Alaska fishermen likely have defective survival suits on board
A defect in a popular model of survival suit could make even brand new suits unsafe.
Coast Guard finds serious defect in popular survival suit
The problem was first discovered during a routine inspection in June. Later inspections of store stock found the same problem in brand new suits.
Kodiak will see its first cruise ship in more than 2 years this week
Kodiak tends to see smaller cruise ships than the ones that frequent Southeast Alaska — and a lot fewer of them.